Ivorian parliamentary election, 1985

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Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 10 November 1985. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. 546 PDCI-RDA candidates contested the 175 seats (up from 147 at the previous election). Voter turnout was reported to be just 45.7%. [1]

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally 100175
Invalid/blank votes--
Total1,606,332100175
Source: Nohlen et al.

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References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p54 ISBN   0-19-829645-2